Electrodes placed on the forehead can ease seizures and more.
Electric pulses delivered to the forehead by external electrodes could cut many epilepsy sufferers' seizure rates in half, according to the results of a recent trial. Unlike other nerve-stimulation approaches that require surgical implants, this temporary device could allow physicians to ascertain whether their patients would benefit from more permanent invasive approaches.
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